Which size of care oil do you need? From 20 to 500 ml

Allow 20 ml of oil per board each time, twice a month. With one board, 250 ml lasts you about six months and 500 ml about a year. A small 20 ml bottle is exactly one treatment.

The care oil comes in glass bottles of 20, 40, 100, 200, 250 and 500 ml. It is always the same oil: 100% grapeseed oil, with no additives. Which bottle suits you depends on how much wood you have and how often you oil it.

The sum

A board gets oil twice a month. Each time you use 20 ml. That is 40 ml a month for one board. A new board gets a generous layer the first time, which can soak in overnight. Keep that in mind for your first bottle.

All sizes at a glance

If you want to work it out for your situation, use the oil calculator. There you fill in how many boards you have.

Which bottle suits you?

• You want to try it first. Take 20 ml. That is one treatment. Also handy as a little extra with a board you give as a gift.
• You have one board. With 250 ml you have enough for about half a year.
• You have several boards or a butcher block. Take 500 ml. A butcher block needs more oil because of its thickness and its sides.
• You are somewhere in between. You will find the 40, 100 and 200 ml bottles under care.

More wood than just a cutting board

The oil is suitable for every type of wood: beech, oak, acacia and bamboo. If you also oil your wooden spoons and serving boards, a bottle runs out sooner. Two boards means twice as much oil. So count all the wood that you treat regularly.

If the wood feels dry or turns dull, you oil a little sooner. That adds up too. If you cook a lot and wash up often, you are better off choosing a size bigger.